1929 South American Championship

1929 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates November 1 – 17
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (4th title)
Runners-up  Paraguay
Third place  Uruguay
Fourth place  Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paraguay Aurelio González
(5 goals)
The Argentine team, winner of the tournament.

The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 1 to 17, 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Uruguay and Argentina won gold and silver respectively.

The participating countries were Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile withdrew from the tournament.

Venues

Buenos Aires Avellaneda
Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo Estadio Alvear y Tagle Estadio Independiente
Capacity: 75,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 57.858

Final round

Each team plays a single match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 330091+86
 Paraguay 320194+54
 Uruguay 310246−22
 Peru 3003112−110

November 1, 1929
Uruguay  0–3  Paraguay
González  16', 86'
Domínguez  55'

November 3, 1929
Argentina  3–0  Peru
Peucelle  6'
Zumelzú  38', 58'
Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

November 10, 1929
Argentina  4–1  Paraguay
M. Evaristo  7'
Ferreira  24', 48'
Cherro  50'
Domínguez  56'
Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Julio Borelli (Peru)

November 11, 1929
Peru  1–4  Uruguay
Lizarbe  81' Fernández  21', 29', 43'
Andrade  69'

November 16, 1929
Paraguay  5–0  Peru
Nessi  10'
González  55', 63', 69'
Domínguez  82'

November 17, 1929
Argentina  2–0  Uruguay
Ferreira  14'
M. Evaristo  77'
Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)

Result

 1929 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
Fourth title

Goal scorers

5 goals

3 goals

  • Paraguay Domínguez

2 goals

1 goal

  • Paraguay Nessi
  • Peru Lizarbe

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